They've ended the warrantless wiretapping. Is Bush afraid of impeachment?

Question

Gonzalez says they've worked out a deal with the FISA court that gives the administration the speed and flexibility to get warrants for wiretaps. They could have done this 5 years ago. Why now?

John Dean (Nixon's atty) said that in discussing the warrantless wiretaps Bush is the first Presidentto publicly admit to an impeachable offense.

If the warrantless spying was legal, as Bush claims, why did he change policy to do it according to the FISA law?

Impeachment?

Answer 1

I don't know if he's afraid of impeachment. He only has a while to go before he's gone.

Answer 2

I think backtracking was a major mistake. Some have speculated that it indeed was to "take the heat off" from congressional hearings that were getting underway.

Bush is not doing anything FDR did not do in WWII, or other wartime leaders. To the extent the FISA law limits the president's constitutional authority, that law is itself unconstitutional. I don't believe the administration has conceded that FISA is the exclusive route.

Maybe Bush thought more damage would be done by disclosing details than by stopping the program.

Again, I think Bush made a mistake by stopping. I think the program should continue.

Remember this, folks, when and if we are attacked again.

Answer 3

you already be attentive to there is not any constitutional protection of this administrations strikes on cord tapping. it fairly is purely one occasion of america pass against civil liberties. the subject is that a minimum of ninety% of the human beings do not care. they are chuffed to allow this because of the fact they are purely finding for somebody to tell them what to think of. they are under the misperception that those political atrocities are concentrated at "the undesirable adult males". in spite of in case you dumbed down the archives and made it common to study, maximum folk could refuse because of the fact to question is to "be a terrorist". Or so Mr. Bush has so eloquently stated. the unlucky actuality is, for the main area they are spectacular. Even interior the main oppressive regimes we've seen interior the previous century, just about all of the human beings can bypass approximately their lives in relative peace. Sheep carry on with, politicians lie and dictators dictate. How do you're making human beings see? i don't think of you may.

Answer 4

He isn't going to be impeached.

And if it is a cell phone it is a radio, not subject to the same wiretapping laws that regular landlines are. So nothing has really changed.
And under the Patriot Act II - the spying is legal. It may resume again if there is a need to.

Answer 5

You're wrong once again. The warrantless wiretapping was authorized by the Patriot Act. You can't impeach someone who's broken no laws.

Answer 6

Probably his conscious got to him...I like Bush but maybe he realized that this wasn't such a tight idea with the American people, his people. I don't think theres the slightest chance of impeachment here, its just too much of a hassle and not enough people are outraged about the Patriot act because if you ask most people, they "have nothing to hide."

Answer 7

Starring your own questions... how sad.

But to your point... Bush isn't afraid of anything. He does things to protect America and Americans. Impeachment isn't going to happen... when are you guys and gals gonna give it up???

Answer 8

Not at all! There was nothing illegal about it and Clinton in nonwar times used it twice as did Ford and Reagan. Sorry, it's just the way it is.

Answer 9

Maybe, but who knows why Bush does anything that he does.

Answer 10

I agree, but don't look to see anything happening any time soon. Apathy.